A Question of the Soul

"As precious medicinal Immortal Herb, they cannot be harvested using ordinary methods."

As Tang San spoke, he walked towards the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

"Each of them possesses its own poison with Fire Attribute. To safely harvest them without affecting the medicinal properties of the Immortal Herb, different substances are needed."

He stopped a certain distance away from the Infernal Delicate Apricot red herb and pointed to it, saying:

"For example, the Infernal Delicate Apricot requires jade to pick, while the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass needs to be cut with metal."

"Metal? Then I'll handle it." Chen Feng, carrying the Tai Chi Bagua Sword, walked towards the other end of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Tang San continued his explanation:

"After picking them, they must be put together so that their auras counteract each other, causing them to temporarily lose their current special characteristics. This is the best time to consume them."

"However, at the same time, the mutual restraint between their auras will gradually diminish their effectiveness, and they will become completely ineffective after ten breaths. Therefore, they must be taken immediately after being put together."

Chen Feng stopped a short distance from the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and nodded. "Understood."

"After consuming the two Immortal Herb, one must wait for their effects to take hold before entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, otherwise the spring water will obliterate one's remains." After saying the last sentence, Tang San quickly stepped forward and used his Mysterious Jade Hand to pluck the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Upon witnessing this scene, Chen Feng raised his sword, stepped forward, and sliced off the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

"Come to the middle!" Tang San shouted to Chen Feng, then quickly ran to the shore where the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well met, and threw a Blue Silver Grass at each of the two Immortal Herb.

When Chen Feng transformed into lightning and arrived beside Tang San, the two Immortal Herb were also pulled over by the Blue Silver Grass and landed in front of the two of them.

When the two Immortal Herb came together, the extreme cold and heat they had just emitted vanished instantly.

Moreover, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass was shrouded in a faint red light, while the Infernal Delicate Apricot was shrouded in a faint white mist.

Chen Feng, who was already prepared, picked them up and quickly stuffed them into his mouth.

After being countered by the other, the two Immortal Herb lost their power. After being eaten by Chen Feng, they quickly turned into saliva and went down his throat. At this moment, Chen Feng felt his tongue produce saliva and a refreshing fragrance.

"The taste is not bad." Chen Feng subconsciously made this comment.

"Take off your clothes." Tang San discarded the two Blue Silver Grass that had been damaged by the two kinds of Immortal Herb, while observing Chen Feng's condition.

When Chen Feng took off his clothes, and red and blue light alternated on his body, Tang San quickly said:

"Jump into the confluence of the two springs!"

Without hesitation, Chen Feng did as instructed, plunging himself into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with a splash, and then quickly sank into the two-colored spring water.

Dugu Bo walked over and couldn't help but say:

"It seems he trusts you a lot; he jumped without any hesitation."

"Hmm." Tang San was also somewhat moved by Chen Feng's immediate response, because it was tantamount to entrusting his life to him.

"Is he really alright?" Dugu Bo asked, still somewhat worried.

"No, the medicinal effects of the two Immortal Herb will protect him from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well," Tang San replied confidently.

"How long will he stay inside?" Dugu Bo asked again.

"I'm not sure about that, it'll probably take some time." Tang San found a rock at the edge of the valley and sat down. "I'll wait here."

Dugu Bo gazed at the calm, still-flowing spring for a while, but still feeling uneasy, he went to Little Wooden House nearby, found a chair, and sat down to observe the movements of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Tang San.

While Chen Feng was soaking in the hot springs, Xue Qinghe had already returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and obtained information about the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy from the guards.

However, the intelligence obtained by the guards was just a pretext. What Xue Qinghe, or rather Qian Renxue, really wanted was for Ci Xie to help her investigate the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy.

Upon entering her study, Qian Renxue dismissed the maids and guards, then spoke softly:

"Elder Ci Xie, is there anything wrong with this Nine-Headed Serpent Academy?"

A male voice rang out in the room, "According to the information I have found, there is nothing wrong with this Academy. It is a merger of the Shrek Academy, founded by Four-Eyed Cat Owl Flender, and Blue Tyrant Academy Academy, founded by Horn of Slaughter Liu Erlong. Grandmaster joined Shrek Academy before the merger of the two, which means that the New Academy is now in charge of the Golden Iron Triangle."

"The two youths you encountered today, Young Lord Young Lord, are students of this Academy. You already know their names, and after investigating them, I discovered something rather unusual."

"What's going on?" Qian Renxue raised her eyebrows.

"The two teenagers first registered with the Spirit Hall in Nuoding City," Ci Xie replied.

"Nuoding City..." Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes slightly, "That incident also happened in Nuoding City, didn't it?"

"Yes."

"And one of the boys is named Chen Feng, whose mentors are the Golden Iron Triangle and Elder Ci Xie. Don't you think that's a very interesting thing?"

"... But that boy was only six years old six years ago."

Qian Renxue hesitated for a moment, "That makes sense. How could a six-year-old possibly achieve such a feat?"

After thinking for a moment, Ci Xie said:

"Young Lord, do you think it's possible that the Golden Iron Triangle were acquainted with that Biological Pioneer, and that the Grandmaster happened to meet a boy with the same name in Nuoding City, took a liking to him, wanted to mentor him, and then brought him to the Shrek Academy, where he has now become a student of the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy after the Academy merged."

Qian Renxue was silent for a moment, then nodded and said:

"That makes perfect sense."

This argument is at least much more reasonable than a six-year-old child proclaiming Foundation Building Method.

"By the way, what Martial Soul did this boy named Chen Feng register with the Spirit Hall?" Qian Renxue asked suddenly, as if she had just remembered something.

"It's a sword," Ci Xie replied.

"If it's Tool Spirit, then it's even less likely to be him." Qian Renxue completely dispelled her doubts.

After all, the Foundation Building Method, a groundbreaking academic theory, could only be researched by someone with sufficient understanding of Biological Spirit. Could a six-year-old child, especially one with Tool Spirit, possibly research the Foundation Building Method?

That's very difficult.

Inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

A man in black robes descended from the sky and landed in the valley.

Dugu Bo, who was staring blankly at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, suddenly stood up. After clearly seeing the black-robed man's face, he relaxed slightly and asked:

"Your Excellency Haotian, was the trip relatively smooth?"

"Hmm, everything went smoothly." Tang Hao carefully took out a stone flowerpot from his pocket, in which grew an ordinary-looking little grass.

"Blue Silver Grass?" Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow and glanced at Tang San not far away. "I see, so that's how it is."

To be honest, if he hadn't known the whole story, he would never have believed that the little grass Tang Hao was holding was related to Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

This little plant was so ordinary that it was not much different from the Blue Silver Grass that could be found everywhere.

Only upon close observation can one discover the pale gold veins on this Blue Silver Grass, which is its most distinctive feature.

At this moment, Dugu Bo also understood the origin of Tang San's martial soul, which should be inherited from his 100,000-year-old soul beast mother.

Although Tang Hao brought the seedlings of the Blue Silver Emperor, he knew absolutely nothing about plant cultivation, so he just stood there staring blankly at the flowerpot.

Tang San noticed his father's confusion and quickly stepped forward to take the flowerpot.

"Dad, let me do it."

Tang Hao didn't know what to do either, so he handed the flowerpot to his son. After Tang San took the flowerpot, he went to the shore where the two springs of Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well met.

He closed his eyes, releasing his newly enhanced Mental Power, which spread around him. He walked with his eyes closed, sensing the surroundings, trying to find the most suitable place for his mother to grow up.

Blue Silver Emperor is a neutral plant, so it must be planted on the bank where the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well meet, where the Cold and Hot Springs meet. This way, it will not be affected by the energies of the Ice and Fire attributes and will also accelerate its growth.

Although Tang San's current location meets the requirements, he wants to find the most suitable place and does not want any errors. That's why he is relying on the guidance of his Mental Power to find the most balanced point.

After a while, Tang San, who was using himself as a human probe, finally found the most suitable location.

He gently squatted down, carefully used his palm to loosen the soil, and then took the Blue Silver Emperor out of its original flowerpot and planted it in the spot he had found.

Throughout the process, Tang San was constantly monitoring the condition of the Blue Silver Emperor. If anything seemed amiss, he would stop the transplantation and remove the Blue Silver Emperor from the land.

To his delight, however, the Blue Silver Emperor seemed to really like the environment and quickly began to take root there.

"Is this... all right?" Tang Hao asked, still somewhat uneasy.

"Yes, Mother will definitely thrive here," Tang San nodded and said.

Tang Hao carefully observed the Blue Silver Emperor's condition and felt that it was indeed better than before in the stone chamber, so he was slightly relieved.

Tang San then looked at Tang Hao and asked, "Dad, what are your plans next?"

Tang Hao thought for a moment and then asked Dugu Bo:

"Poison Douluo, could you allow me to stay here? I wish to look after my wife."

Dugu Bo nodded. "Of course, Your Excellency Haotian, please make yourself at home."

Although the power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well can harm the human body, its impact on Soul Master of the Titled Douluo level is negligible.

"By the way, where's Xiao Feng?" Tang Hao looked around and realized that Chen Feng was gone.

"They're soaking in there," Tang San said, pointing to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Tang Hao glanced at the calm, two-colored spring water, then at his son, and frowned as he said:

You're not kidding?

"Dad, it's like this..." Tang San briefly explained what had just happened, and then said:

"Xiao Feng has been in there for over a day now, he should be out soon."

"I see." Tang Hao nodded, then suddenly asked:

"How did you learn all this stuff?"

Tang San paused for a moment, then, in a flash, said:

"Dad, I actually had a lot of dreams when I was little, and I learned these things in my dreams."

"In a dream? No wonder..." Tang Hao muttered almost imperceptibly.

Seeing that his father didn't press the matter further, Tang San secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He and Chen Feng had been friends since childhood, and they both knew that the other had secrets, but they tacitly refrained from digging into them. In Chen Feng's words, this was called "harmony in diversity," so Tang San never really considered an excuse to cover up his secrets.

When his father suddenly asked, Tang San panicked for a moment, but fortunately he quickly came up with a reasonable excuse to get away with it.

The reason of dreams is hard to refute, because only the individual knows whether they dream or not, and what kind of dreams they have.

Such a reason, which can neither be proven nor disproven, is perfect for using as a shield.

Shortly after Tang Hao and his son finished speaking, the calm surface of the water in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well suddenly rippled.

Not long after, Chen Feng emerged from among them.

He looked around at the two-colored springs and said:

"As expected of Water and Fire Impervious Body, this spring water is no different from a hot spring to me now."

Tang San laughed and said, "So you plan to stay in there forever?"

"Of course not, but I've lost all my clothes, so shouldn't you...?" Chen Feng gestured with his hands in a circle.

"How pretentious." Tang San turned his back.

Tang Hao turned to look at the Blue Silver Emperor, Dugu Bo also looked away.

Relieved to no longer be surrounded, Chen Feng quickly climbed out of the spring and pulled a black robe from the Blood Sky Vault and put it on.

Then he took out his clothes and trousers and put them on under his black robe. In no time, he transformed back into a handsome and elegant young man.

At this moment, Chen Feng also discovered the transplanted Blue Silver Emperor. He examined it carefully and found that the only difference between this Blue Silver Emperor and the ordinary Blue Silver Grass was that there were light golden lines on the grass leaves.

Apart from that, it is not much different from the Blue Silver Grass seen outside.

After observing for a while, Chen Feng asked:

"Shouldn't Aunt's spirit still be here facing this?"

"Yes," Tang Hao said.

Chen Feng thought for a moment and said to Tang San:

"Xiao San, I suggest you cultivate next to your mother from now on; it might benefit her recovery."

If Tang San has now fully awakened his Bloodline, then he will be of even greater help to the growth of the Blue Silver Emperor.

Unfortunately, Tang San was still lacking at this point.

"No problem," Tang San agreed without hesitation.

"Also, I need to go back and tell the Academy so they don't worry. Xiao San, you should use this time to make the models of those patterns."

"Good."

"I'll take you to your Academy," Dugu Bo said as he walked over.